We are Contact, the charity for families with disabled children. We support families with the best possible guidance and information. We bring families together to support each other. And we help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.

We offer free, independent, legally based information, advice and support to help families get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and/or disability. We cover the whole of England (the law is different in Wales, Scotland and…

Living with autism isn’t easy, but finding out all about it should be. Some estimate that one in every hundred people have autism. There’s lots of support and advice out there to help you make sense of the world of autism. Charities, support groups, and specialist service providers, are…

We have a wealth of experience in community based support and rehabilitation. We believe that the key to providing the best help is to support you in your own environment and build a package to suit your individual needs. Our staff want to make a…

Makaton is a language programme that gives everyone a helping hand to talk. Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people to communicate. Our vision is a world with no communication barriers to inclusion or achievement. We aim to ensure that everyone…

We are a postal lending library of children's picture books with the braille text interleaved on clear plastic sheets. Over 14,000 books are available, fiction and non-fiction, and the books are ideal for sharing with sighted friends and family. Our books are chosen from popular…

We offer advice on mobility for disabled and elderly people including information and various assessments such as driving ability and car adaptation for people who would like to continue driving after an illness or accident. We can offer demonstrations of equipment and adaptations, assessment of…

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